Obsessed With Hiding - Soulsmith debut album |
When a band goes into the studio it can take one of two paths. The first one is normally driven by time and therefore monetary constraints and results in the band merely reproducing a carbon copy of w...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:22:00 GMT |
Incubation by Lighterthief |
Last month I had the unenviable task of trying to put into words what it is that Lighterthief actually do when they perform live. It seems only logical that I re-visited 2006’s Incubation album ...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:32:00 GMT |
Trip Dress and Hip Route @ Victoria 1st March |
The idea of a night of blues based music is not normally something that I would relish. Maybe that's because most of the blues I have been subjected to in the past has been the soulless commercial end...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:26:00 GMT |
Music Alive...and gigging. |
I had always been a regular support of the shows down at the Winners&.nay, Legends Lounge and although they have now become a less regular fixture, it was nice to be heading down there once more, thi...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:46:00 GMT |
Bloggity bloggity blog |
just to let you know that I have set up a number of blogs to tie together all my various interests and writings. Have a look at some of these, follow the links and enjoy the articles.
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Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:49:00 GMT |
Tyla and the Dogs D’Amour @ Faringdon School Hall |
Faringdon junior school is not known to be rock and roll central, by any stretch of the imagination, but having ventured up there last year for a solo gig by Tyla, the fact that this time he was back...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:22:00 GMT |
Lighterthief review (Beehive 3rd Feb 08) |
Lighterthief aren't a band in the conventional sense, a more apt description would be a studio project that spawns the occasional foray onto the live stage from time to time. Consequently live outing...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:07:00 GMT |
Ivy Tilsleys Plastic Surgeon @ Legends Lounge 31st January 08 |
They say that you never visit the places of interest right on your own door step, which appears to be a good analogy for this review. All the years I have known the man performing tonight under...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:52:00 GMT |
Did you have a good Shuffle? |
A few months ago I wrote an article suggesting an underlying apathy towards the Swindon music scene, much discussion ensued on the various forums and as is always the way of these things no de...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:00:00 GMT |
Jesus Was A Socialist - David Marx, an album review. |
Coming to this album, as I did, at the same time as the brilliant, My Crucial Execution, opens up many opportunities to compare an artist at different stages of his craft. The reason for this is that...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:41:00 GMT |
